Bill Text: IN SB0201 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: False statements and elections.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters [SB0201 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2010-SB0201-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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SENATE BILL No. 201

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 3-14-2-31.

Synopsis: False statements and elections. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally makes a materially false statement on a form or in a statement required by Indiana election law commits a Class D felony. Provides that if a person is convicted of this crime, the sentencing court must order the termination of the person's public employment if the person is a public employee and must prohibit the person's public employment for five years.

Effective: July 1, 2010.

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    January 11, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters.

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Introduced

Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)

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SENATE BILL No. 201

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 3-14-2-31; (10)IN0201.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 3-14-2-31 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 31. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally makes a materially false statement on a form or in a statement required under this title commits a Class D felony.
    (b) In addition to any sentence imposed under IC 35-50, the court shall order both of the following after a person is convicted of a crime under this section:
        (1) Termination of the person's employment if the person is employed by the state, a political subdivision, or a body corporate and politic.
        (2) That for five (5) years after the date of sentencing, the person is prohibited from employment by the state, a political subdivision, or a body corporate and politic.